When Knights Were Bold (1929 film)
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When Knights Were Bold is a 1929 British
silent
adventure film
directed by Tim Whelan
and starring Nelson Keys
, Miriam Seegar
and Eric Bransby Williams
. It was adapted from the 1906 play When Knights Were Bold
by Harriett Jay
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
adventure film
Adventure film
Adventure films are a genre of film.Unlike pure, low-budget action films they often use their action scenes preferably to display and explore exotic locations in an energetic way....
directed by Tim Whelan
Tim Whelan
Tim Whelan was an American film director, writer, producer and actor.-Selected filmography:* Adam's Apple * When Knights Were Bold * It's a Boy * Aunt Sally...
and starring Nelson Keys
Nelson Keys
-Selected filmography:* Mumsie * Madame Pompadour * The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel * Almost a Divorce * In the Soup * Wake Up Famous -External links:...
, Miriam Seegar
Miriam Seegar
Miriam Seegar Whelan , was an American silent film actress.-Early Life:Born in Greentown, Indiana, Her parents were teachers. She was one of four daughters. Her father later opened up a hardware store but died when Miriam was 14. The third of four talented sisters: Dr...
and Eric Bransby Williams
Eric Bransby Williams
Eric Bransby Williams was a British actor. He was the son of Bransby Williams.-Selected filmography:* His Grace Gives Notice * The Presumption of Stanley Hay, MP * The Secret Kingdom...
. It was adapted from the 1906 play When Knights Were Bold
When Knights Were Bold (play)
When Knights Were Bold is a comedy play by the British writer Harriett Jay writing under the pseudonym of Charles Marlowe which was first performed in 1906. A British officer Guy De Vere returns home from service in India after inheriting an estate and a baronetcy in the village of Little...
by Harriett Jay
Harriett Jay
Harriett Jay was a British writer and playwright who often wrote under the psuedonym of Charles Marlowe. Several of her plays were turned into films. She is best known for her 1906 comedy play When Knights Were Bold.-Selected plays:...
.
Cast
- Nelson KeysNelson Keys-Selected filmography:* Mumsie * Madame Pompadour * The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel * Almost a Divorce * In the Soup * Wake Up Famous -External links:...
- Sir Guy de Vere - Miriam SeegarMiriam SeegarMiriam Seegar Whelan , was an American silent film actress.-Early Life:Born in Greentown, Indiana, Her parents were teachers. She was one of four daughters. Her father later opened up a hardware store but died when Miriam was 14. The third of four talented sisters: Dr...
- Lady Rowena - Eric Bransby WilliamsEric Bransby WilliamsEric Bransby Williams was a British actor. He was the son of Bransby Williams.-Selected filmography:* His Grace Gives Notice * The Presumption of Stanley Hay, MP * The Secret Kingdom...
- Sir Brian Ballymore - Wellington Briggs - Widdicombe
- Lena HallidayLena Halliday-Selected filmography:* Motherland * Adam's Apple * When Knights Were Bold * Inquest * Girls, Please!...
- Lady Walgrave - Martin Adeson - Barker
- Hal GordonHal GordonHal Gordon was a British film actor. A character actor, he appeared in over 90 films in both comic and straight roles.He started off as a lawyer's clerk but finding it dull he decided on the stage, making his music hall debut in 1912...
- Whittle - Edith KingdonEdith KingdonEdith M. Kingdon was a U.S. actress. She was married to George Jay Gould I.-Birth:She was born in 1864 and educated in England. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Kingdon, formerly of Toronto, Ontario. She worked a stage actress until her marriage, in the eighties, to George J...
- Aunt Thornridge - E.L. Frewyn - Dean